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A briefe shevv of the false vvares packt together in the named, Apology of the Churche of England. By Iohn Rastell M. of Art and student of diuinitie; Briefe shew of the false wares packt together in the named, Apology of the Church of England.
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Rastell, John, 1532-1577.
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at his first cuÌ„ming to England a Lutheran only but ê‘ceiuing afterwards the Superiour powers to fansie an other way he folowed also them with all the wit he had and became an open ZuiÌ„glian Again you do wel to resort to PriÌ„ces palacies for argument because in deede thence is your cheefest ayde and succour Let the Scripture saith S. Ambrose be asked the question Apolo let the apostles be asked let the Prophetes be asked Ergo we must vse no other force but only Scriptures It foloweth not Confuâ—tion 3. for after al them I may aske also what S. Ambrose himselfe thinketh vpon the Scripture Apostle or Prophete And wher as by many means one in order aboue an other a way is prepared to any knowledge the vsing of the chiefest must not exclude al the inferiour froÌ„ their places Again why hath M. Iewel stuffed his Reply with so many allegatioÌ„s of phrases of doctours and left it so void of expresse Scripture if no other force but of scriptures is to be vsed Christ is euer present Apolog. to assist his Churche Christ nedeth not any man to supply his roome No one mortal creature is able to coÌ„preheÌ„d in his mind al the parts of the world Ergo there neither is neither can be any one man which may haue the whole superioritie in the Church He is present in deede by his power Conf. 45. To the firste and truth and grace but to the external eye he is not preseÌ„t and sensible men require a sensible Gouernour Christ nedeth nothing To the. 2. yet for because of his wisdom aÌ„d mercy he coÌ„municateh his Office aÌ„d Glory with men aÌ„d doth not al thiÌ„gs iÌ„mediatly by himself although he be of suche almightines that he nedeth no helpe It is as false as God is true To the 3. For in dede the powers of the mind as the wil memory aÌ„d vnderstaÌ„ding are by nature of that making and capacitie that nothing vnder God himselfe can fully replenishe it Yet if one man alone were not hable by himself to coÌ„prehende in his mind al the parts of the world neuerthelesse by his officers he may doe it though the whole were as bigge againe as it is Last of al to stoppe your mouthes with feare whom reason doth not persuade ye may by these argumeÌ„ts pluck the Croune froÌ„ the heads of al Kings aÌ„d Princes For Gods prouideÌ„ce you may say is ouer the whole world And he nedeth no helper And no Prince is hable to coÌ„prehend in his mynd al parts of his Dominion how litle so euer it be The Bishop of Rome doth not his duty Apolo as he ought to doe Ergo we saye he ought not once to be called a Bishop or so much as an elder The persoÌ„ and the office which any ê‘son beareth are distinct things Confutâ—tion 5â— And the vocatioÌ„ of Bisshop or King is to be honorâ—d though the coÌ„ditioÌ„s of theÌ„ shuld be coÌ„teÌ„ptible for their lust and idlenes ScruaÌ„ts are coÌ„mauÌ„ded to obey their masters not only wheÌ„ they be good aÌ„d modest 1 Pet. 2. but also if they be froward And further what are you that iudge I wil not say an other maÌ„s seruaÌ„t but your own lauful head and Bishope And if yow refuse his Authoritie for your part why iudge you yet the Chiefe Bisshope of the Catholikes To be short if it shal be considered how greauous the Heretikes and Turkes aÌ„d vnruly Christians are to the Church of Christ and what hath ben done by Popes euen in our dayes for calling of a general CouÌ„cel and for defence of ChristendoÌ„ against the Infidels and for suppressing of euyll maners ther wil be litle occasion left to reproue the Pope for not doing his duty A wonderfull vncleanenesse of life maners hath followed vppon the lawe Apolog. which commauÌ„ded pristes to liue single Ergo mariage is holy honorable in all sorts stats of persoÌ„s it was no good lawe which did forbid priestes to mary This disproueth not the lawe Coufntation 78. but it betraieth the foule and corrupt inclinations of them for whome the lawe was made Without the Lawe synne was dead sayeth the Apostle And I had not knowen sayeth he what concupiscence had bene Rom. 7. except the law had sayd thou shalt not lust So is it in the actes of parlament which are wisely and profitably made for taking away the excesse and costlynes of apparel For Thou shalt weare no sylke sayth the lawe except thou mayst speÌ„d yerely by office or landes a certayne Somme And by this one wolde thinke that poore seruing men shoulde not spende so much in their apparel as before they did Lesse robbing then and filching must folowe and the common welth shall be quiet and rich But the euent declareth that it is bestowed now vpon the making of the cote that which is diminisshed in the sylke that shoulde go to the cote And superfluities are not diminished but increased and the mater of them is not taken away but the forme is altered Doe not therfore put any fault in an holy or gooâ— law if sinne â–ª by occasion therof should enâ—â—crease and multiply but reproueth the coneupiscence and lust of them which call not for the grace of God that they may be able to kepe the good law We affirme Apolog that Christ doth truely presently geue his owne selfe in his Sacramentes Ergo we meane not to abase the Lordes supper This doth not folow Conâ—ut 1â—9 For whereas the mind of Christ is that in the open house which he kepeth his owne pretious body should be geueÌ„ vnder form of bread and that so freely and bountifully that come who would either frind or foe he would not chaÌ„ge his word and gift for that mater although he wold haue a saying vnto theÌ„ that by their vnworthy receiuing did frustrat his gratious benefit he that in this case saith that Christ geueth hiÌ„ self truly really â–ª substaÌ„tially â–ª yea bodily aÌ„d corporally vnto theÌ„ that do receaue him by faith aÌ„d charity he speketh vndoutedly a great and a true word But if he adde that to theÌ„ that haue no faith aÌ„d charity he doth not geaue his true and real body he abuseth the excelleÌ„cy and worthines of the ê“uision that is made For the gift were not certain aÌ„d perfit aÌ„d coÌ„sisting of the geuers own power only aÌ„d goodnes if the faith of the receauer should either make it or marr it You therfore that caÌ„ speake excelleÌ„tly aÌ„d substaÌ„tially of the sacrameÌ„t do for al that abase Christs bouÌ„tefulnes because ye beleue not that absolutly without respecte had to any persons he geaueth himself truely in his SacrameÌ„ts but that he geueth him self truly aÌ„d presently only to the faithful receauer of hiÌ„ The Lawe of God is perfite Apol. and requireth of vs ful obedience Ergo we are able by no meanes to fulfill that Lawe in this wordely life The Answer is easie